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We the Mutants #2
The Dark Legion
"Never safe but never alone."
They have waited for her all these years, even before she was born. She lives hidden from their vulture-like drones, hidden in the dark, cavernous lair of her enemies.
The unseen ones will come for her. They must come for her. Their very existence depends on finding her, the girl with the gift of light, of power, of life.
Haunted by a past she does not understand, by a destiny they plan for her, Freya must leave the Saviors behind, leave Damian and Finn, leave even little Pip and embark on a perilous journey with a beastly warrior.
She will venture out beyond the ends of the charted lands, risking all she holds dear to cross the dead zone to where the Dark Legion awaits.
They have waited for her all these years, even before she was born. She lives hidden from their vulture-like drones, hidden in the dark, cavernous lair of her enemies.
The unseen ones will come for her. They must come for her. Their very existence depends on finding her, the girl with the gift of light, of power, of life.
Haunted by a past she does not understand, by a destiny they plan for her, Freya must leave the Saviors behind, leave Damian and Finn, leave even little Pip and embark on a perilous journey with a beastly warrior.
She will venture out beyond the ends of the charted lands, risking all she holds dear to cross the dead zone to where the Dark Legion awaits.
240 pages, Paperback
First published February 16, 2013
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Stella Fitzsimons
25 books112 followersStella Fitzsimons is an author, translator and kitchen alchemist constantly dreaming about real oceans and imaginary forests. She enjoys dancing with headphones on while no one’s watching and long weekends traveling to new places with her husband and sons.
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Stella is best known for her Urban Fantasy Mist Riders series and for her YA Dystopian series, We the Mutants.
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Stella is best known for her Urban Fantasy Mist Riders series and for her YA Dystopian series, We the Mutants.
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June 3, 2013
Wow, I don't even know what to say. This book blew me away. I saw NOTHING that happened coming. I don't know what else to say except read it.
June 24, 2013
I loved the first book in this series, The Plantation, and was super excited to read this one. The Dark Legion has more action than the first and you even see some romance forming. I love the fact that the language is clean, for me this is a huge plus.
The Saviors are a group of kids that have escaped their plantations. They are surviving out in the middle of nowhere, hiding from the aliens and sliman. Terrible things happen to the ones that have been removed from the plantation, they don't want to find out what those terrible things are so they prepare themselves for war.
Freya is special, she knew that when she first activated the receptor in the battle that claimed Daphne's life. Now a new challenge faces them. They are approached by three sliman who claim to be their allies, aiming toward the same goal of destroying the aliens.
I was drawn to the story, to Damian in particular. He is such a mystery. His need to protect Freya and his desires where she is concerned. This is a great book for teens, adults, anyone that enjoys a good science fiction, dystopian.
The Saviors are a group of kids that have escaped their plantations. They are surviving out in the middle of nowhere, hiding from the aliens and sliman. Terrible things happen to the ones that have been removed from the plantation, they don't want to find out what those terrible things are so they prepare themselves for war.
Freya is special, she knew that when she first activated the receptor in the battle that claimed Daphne's life. Now a new challenge faces them. They are approached by three sliman who claim to be their allies, aiming toward the same goal of destroying the aliens.
I was drawn to the story, to Damian in particular. He is such a mystery. His need to protect Freya and his desires where she is concerned. This is a great book for teens, adults, anyone that enjoys a good science fiction, dystopian.
April 15, 2013
The last book was good, this book was incredible. All the characters and their backgrounds have been established so now it's time for the real war. We are back where we left off with Freya and the Saviors on the run. Faced with Damien's new found feelings for her, Freya is seriously thinking about the choices she has made concerning her relationship with Finn. Lucky for her she has her Sister Pip to cheer her up. The plot starts when two Sliman visit the group with no interest in hurting them. They explain the reason Freya is the way she is and they answer a lot of unanswered questions about the aliens as well. Long story short Freya and the group go with the rebel Sliman to a secure location where each of them can safely train, especially Freya. The rest of the book is super action packed and has a lot of twists that will leave you breathless... secrets that will change Freya's life.
March 24, 2013
The first book made me notes but the end made me want to read the next. This book was a ton better. Way more action and kept me wanting to read. Made me happy, sad, confused. NOW I can't wait for the next one. Oh the agony! :)
June 16, 2014
Wow. I loved this book. I don't think it diminished one bit from the first one. I can't wait to read the next one!
August 7, 2015
loved the second book. Freya is growing and becoming an amazing herione
October 12, 2014
Hmmmm......where to start. I can't help but think that I should have liked this more than I did. At many times I would marvel at how much better the writing was than Plantation; not that Plantation wasn't good, but Dark Legion was A+ worthy writing. So....why did I not enjoy this?
Well, one reason is, I am not a huge fan of the plot. I'm NOT an alien person; the fact that I gave this book three stars is practically a miracle. In the Plantation, the aliens and Sliman were the enemies, and I was like, yeah, defeat those extra-terrestrials! But in here, it gets...complicated. That's all I can say without giving away the plot.
Reason #2; I hate to say it, but I don't like Damian that much. Why do I hate to say that? Well, because I liked him in the Plantation. But now I can't see Freya ending up with anyone but Finn. So having him as part of the love triangle is seriously making me mad. The revelations at the end were kind of creepy for me, because again, I am not a fan of this whole Aliens are our Friends, Or at Least, They Aren't All Bad plot.
Those reasons are pretty much it. I honestly was pretty generous with this rating, because I really like the author's writing style; if she wrote a book that had a different plot, I could see it getting five stars from me. Basically, this is a 'It's not you, it's me' kind of book. I probably would recommend it to others; it just didn't work for me personally.
October 26, 2015
What a wonderful continuation of the first story. I cried, laughed, and I also burned with rage. It is easy to lose yourself in this story and they leave you yearning to read the next book.
February 22, 2017
HOOKED
I could sum this review with just that word. Yep. Hooked.
I could sum this review with just that word. Yep. Hooked.
September 7, 2017
I'm so glad I gave this series a chance I'm really enjoying it and am actually starting to like Freya !!!!
November 4, 2016
Ahhh, I am glued to this series! I have things to do!
January 23, 2015
We start this book a few months (i think) after Pip joins the saviors (ending of book one). We learned that Freya has the ability to control a sensory receptor that normally only the Aliens (not the Sliman) can control. By reason of deduction, most of us would figure she probably has Alien DNA or something to be able to do this. We have discovered Freya's super power...We find out whether we're right or wrong in this book.
In this, the second book of the series, Freya learns how to use the receptor, how to fight with it competently, with hopes that they may have a chance at winning this war.
Early in the book, the saviors have visitors at their hideout....3 Sliman. What they reveal to her doesn't really come as a shock to her and the rest of the saviors, but the reason they make the revelations, and everything else they have to say, does.
Now they have an important choice to make. If they chose one path they could be wiped out in a matter of days, with humanity's freedom becoming just a dream...If they chose the other path, they could be wiped out in a matter of days, with humanity's freedom becoming just a dream...
Freya also seems to be more and more confused about her feelings for Finn and Damian, and feels she has to make a choice between them. She could choose Finn, whom she's been close to her whole life. who feels like home to her, who she shares her fears, her secrets, and her dreams with. Whom she loves, and knows he loves her, and feels she can't live life without him in it.
Or she could chose Damian, who she feels no such connection with. who confuses her with telling her he loves her, even though he's done nothing to prove it. Except for trying to save her life at the end of book one.
Apparently, it's a tough choice for her.
This book does end in a bit of a cliffhanger so I would suggest having book 3 waiting on the wings once you finish!
As with Book One, this book is in need of a good editor. There are sentences that are hard to read, with extra or missing words, or run-on sentences...OMG the run-on sentences are the things that bug me the most. If nothing else, COMMAS! COMMAS PEOPLE! come on! they're used for a reason! Other than that, I think this was a pretty good read. There was quite a bit more action in this book than the first. It held my attention better, and the story is getting better with each page. There are twists and turns in the book that are both expected and unexpected.
One thing that really seems to bother me is the romance...or actually, the love triangle. While part of it comes off as two-dimensional and unfelt, the reason for that is actually explained at the end of book 2, I don't understand why most authors feel that ALL BOOKS NEED A LOVE STORY or love triangle. They don't! I understand now, after finishing book 2 why it'll be important for the story as a whole, I think there could have been a better way of going about doing it. It feels so fake and forced most of the time, and Freya and Finn's relationship is perfect, where they could be best-friends or lovers and the story would be just fine, or leave it to the readers imagination, but noooooo...THERE.MUST.BE.ROMANCE.*eyeroll*
anyway. with that being said, now with the twists and turns that happened, I'm interested to see how it pans out in the rest of the series, and can only hope the author does it justice...
on to book 3 now "The Shadow Empire"
In this, the second book of the series, Freya learns how to use the receptor, how to fight with it competently, with hopes that they may have a chance at winning this war.
Early in the book, the saviors have visitors at their hideout....3 Sliman. What they reveal to her doesn't really come as a shock to her and the rest of the saviors, but the reason they make the revelations, and everything else they have to say, does.
Now they have an important choice to make. If they chose one path they could be wiped out in a matter of days, with humanity's freedom becoming just a dream...If they chose the other path, they could be wiped out in a matter of days, with humanity's freedom becoming just a dream...
Freya also seems to be more and more confused about her feelings for Finn and Damian, and feels she has to make a choice between them. She could choose Finn, whom she's been close to her whole life. who feels like home to her, who she shares her fears, her secrets, and her dreams with. Whom she loves, and knows he loves her, and feels she can't live life without him in it.
Or she could chose Damian, who she feels no such connection with. who confuses her with telling her he loves her, even though he's done nothing to prove it. Except for trying to save her life at the end of book one.
Apparently, it's a tough choice for her.
This book does end in a bit of a cliffhanger so I would suggest having book 3 waiting on the wings once you finish!
As with Book One, this book is in need of a good editor. There are sentences that are hard to read, with extra or missing words, or run-on sentences...OMG the run-on sentences are the things that bug me the most. If nothing else, COMMAS! COMMAS PEOPLE! come on! they're used for a reason! Other than that, I think this was a pretty good read. There was quite a bit more action in this book than the first. It held my attention better, and the story is getting better with each page. There are twists and turns in the book that are both expected and unexpected.
One thing that really seems to bother me is the romance...or actually, the love triangle. While part of it comes off as two-dimensional and unfelt, the reason for that is actually explained at the end of book 2, I don't understand why most authors feel that ALL BOOKS NEED A LOVE STORY or love triangle. They don't! I understand now, after finishing book 2 why it'll be important for the story as a whole, I think there could have been a better way of going about doing it. It feels so fake and forced most of the time, and Freya and Finn's relationship is perfect, where they could be best-friends or lovers and the story would be just fine, or leave it to the readers imagination, but noooooo...THERE.MUST.BE.ROMANCE.*eyeroll*
anyway. with that being said, now with the twists and turns that happened, I'm interested to see how it pans out in the rest of the series, and can only hope the author does it justice...
on to book 3 now "The Shadow Empire"
March 15, 2013
I purchased this as an ebook from Amazon.
This was the second book in The Plantation Series. There is alot of focus on the development of relationships between the main characters.
Though I found this book to be a good read I found I preferred Book 1 more.
I prefer the character Finn and feel he is more suitable for Freya, they just connect more.
My cheeks burn up. I look at Finn and I see death on his ghostly face. His noble features, his calmness, his composure are all but gone. He stares at me as a trapped animal would. I turn my eyes away. He knows I can’t tell him that Zolkon is lying. He knows there’s a possibility his words are true. He knows.
- Freya, The Dark Legion.
This was the second book in The Plantation Series. There is alot of focus on the development of relationships between the main characters.
Though I found this book to be a good read I found I preferred Book 1 more.
I prefer the character Finn and feel he is more suitable for Freya, they just connect more.
My cheeks burn up. I look at Finn and I see death on his ghostly face. His noble features, his calmness, his composure are all but gone. He stares at me as a trapped animal would. I turn my eyes away. He knows I can’t tell him that Zolkon is lying. He knows there’s a possibility his words are true. He knows.
- Freya, The Dark Legion.
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